Pennsylvania is suing the USDA over cutting funding to a $1 billion food aid program for states
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, saying the agency, under President Donald Trump, had illegally cut off funding to it through a program designed to distribute more than $1 billion in aid to states to purchase food from farms for schools, child care centers, and food banks.
The lawsuit in federal court, announced by Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, comes three months after the USDA advised states that it was ending the pandemic-era assistance program because it no longer reflected agency priorities.
“I don’t get what the hell their priorities are if not feeding people and taking care of our farmers, ” Shapiro said at a news conference at a food bank Склад във Филаделфия.
USDA не отговори незабавно на искане за коментар в сряда.
Съдебният развой, заведено във федералния съд в Харисбург, моли съда да анулира решението на USDA да приключи програмата за възобновяване.
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